Chapter 9 Part 2

Irina deliberately talked about the rumors that could be attached to her, pretending to be nonchalant. She believed that if she came on this strong, Olga would be horrified and say, “No! Miss, it’s not like that!” and tell her that the rumors weren’t a big deal.47857af9553fb1f4

However, Olga’s expression only darkened. Only then did Irina realize that she had taken this situation too lightly.6e9d63a78bd24b05

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Just as she was about to blame herself for being foolish, Olga’s mouth opened.4d266b5bebd43001

“Miss…they say you’re a witch.”be9980d4b789fce0

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“What?”a40059354e82f23c

Irina doubted her ears. She hoped that she had misheard Olga. But looking at Olga’s expression, as if she was about to burst into tears at any moment, she had to admit that she had heard correctly.a263d8619b98444e

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Her stomach churned, her 6c8efe11e9 chest felt tight, and 49010da850 it was hard to 5e15808f17 breathe. Her head throbbed, and she ac9cee6368 even felt dizzy.148f3431c105abc2

“I’m a witch…?”2e9c9a49e5461737

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“…Yes, miss.”975ebe0b12eb48cc

When asked again, Olga answered in a calm voice. She wanted to stay calm, but she couldn’t calm her frantically beating heart. It was to the point where she wondered if her heart would really burst.daa58741b7036d06

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In the Asilin Empire a59007418b where she lived, witches eedb519f6d were something that had b3502dce3f to be eradicated. Of course, due 300e6d92a8 to the nature 340f040945 of witches, there a1b5cc1422 was rarely a bdf9ef4bd0 chance of being d08af1768f suspected of being 9848582a70 a witch, but 8c52eff9d8 once someone was 5df5e54a76 rumored to be 4f33ed628a a witch, not 8dec049f7d only the person 6e54f77df1 involved, but also 4eaf57f435 the family itself, 2a3fab2b92 would often fall 4db274cdd6 into ruin.7eefd560687ba78b

“Why me? How? There must be a reason!”95d99636fa9690ba

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Since the safety of a 970a487018 person could not be guaranteed f1f6224682 once they were labeled a 0982a5281e witch, rumors of being a 3d87ef172c witch should not be spread b9696f787e easily.c0f8046694ece829

The person who e42809083a first spread the f1e0cf97b2 rumor that she a2cf61d654 was a witch 86491b79ec had to pay a4737e8afd a heavy price f74bae2cc5 for spreading false a2700dbd6c information if the 91e1b1b690 subject of the aaa6bdd07c rumor was not acb4e3dda2 a witch. Therefore, without considerable 65a47facd1 evidence, no one ded75233fd could carelessly talk baf0fedc61 about someone else 67e81e4119 being a witch.6398404e8678b1d2

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“They say you turned straw into gold, Miss. And stones too.”b007f792a14ff027

Irina was speechless at Olga’s answer. She couldn’t deny it.52934a59fa56f778

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Of course, if you went deeper, it was Rumpel who turned straw and stones into gold, but to those who didn’t know the truth, it was true that Irina had made gold.bed8a34ce1e7991e

“Miss, why don’t you say anything…? You didn’t really turn straw and stones into gold. So let’s find the person who spread such ridiculous rumors…”6b8527745d31f037

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“Olga.”e1b6d73c9d201eb3

“…Yes, Miss.”48a1fb60ac704c39

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Olga, sensing something strange in her calm voice, replied cautiously. She also looked at Irina’s face. Irina sighed briefly and then continued.09865922b469b9e3

“That rumor is true.”4c8f763cbbd9620f

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“What?! Really, did you really make gold, Miss? How could such…”204aef802a9298b6

“It’s absurd. I know. But Olga, there’s a separate truth to it.”1bc5dcb6444f996b

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Irina finally felt that the time had come to talk about Rumpel. Because she couldn’t explain this situation without talking about Rumpel.271e2e6d04c7095b

“Actually…when the emperor ordered me to make gold, I met a man in the tower.”e37af9f4aa60715e

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“A man…?”f6623c0861862f5e

Looking at Olga’s still confused face, Irina slowly told her about Rumpel. The more she heard about Rumpel, the more Olga’s expression was filled with astonishment.41422698d8221211

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A mysterious man who was invisible to other people’s eyes and only visible to her. Moreover, a man who turned straw and stones into gold and could appear suddenly anywhere. But even he, a mysterious man, didn’t know who he was.acca1b5043bdd15e

Of course, she couldn’t tell her everything. For example, it was a secret that in exchange for receiving Rumpel’s help, she had to pay a price by having to bear him a child.c216585d7b67d963

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“…Miss.”d9eee502495b99ac

“It sounds crazy, but it’s true. Olga, I’m not crazy at all. Everything I just told you is all true, without a single lie.”0081407cfb997f33

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Irina spoke first eb2613d1a2 before Olga treated 7545e01b5e her like a 449e4c104f crazy person. Then, Olga was speechless 009eb90718 for a while, only c35c32c3c6 moving her lips. Then, as if something 5ad567bda2 had occurred to her, de46893df0 she looked at Irina 8b0c6df354 with a worried expression.80826b32952b56dc

“If what you say is true, Miss…is that person really safe? There’s no reason for a man with such strange powers to suddenly help you. Without anything in return.”c0393d23d4f70b2f

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“…..”215097f0040c467a

Irina was speechless at the sharp point. She knew how strange it sounded to Olga, even though she thought it was suspicious herself. But telling her that she had to bear a child in exchange for Rumpel’s help was strange in itself.29e5306d55241bcd

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At that time, the situation was so urgent that she had no choice but to follow Rumpel’s words, but thinking about it again, it was needless to say how immoral and illegal it was to give birth to a child.5954594e6b798a1d

Fortunately, she now liked Rumpel, 0d9cc7cab0 and he liked her too, 98b8396f3c but she still felt uneasy 14541bc7c9 about having a child for cc80e937ed him.770ee53850a48724

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Moreover, Irina was always curious about what would happen to the child after she gave birth, but she couldn’t bring herself to ask Rumpel. It was because she wasn’t confident that she could handle it if the answer was not good for the child.d91faa48d73bdfe9

But she couldn’t break the contract because she had risked her life as collateral. She couldn’t do anything, and if she found out about a reality she couldn’t handle, she really didn’t know what to do.0e63eedda8aea2e1

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So Irina was always e1a2b6e6d8 curious, but she was b85c8ed6d1 careful not to mention 3bee1f8bdc the child to Rumpel.251afa45fe520748

“Is there more to it than what you told me?”ef29fc7d29a6302a

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“…..”60bb9d381c26f002

Olga noticed something strange in Irina’s complicated expression. Irina didn’t know what to say or how to say it, so she couldn’t say anything.0446db07fd5c52ba

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“I understand… If you’re having trouble, miss, I won’t ask any more questions. There’s a more urgent problem than that.”75d70bad0c5f6961

She was right. They had to find the 1808b15304 person who spread the rumors. But if the eca9a4d5e6 person who saw a83c757735 her made gold, e1e28a1230 she was at 0651645b80 a loss as 51a3a1308b to how to e250aa9084 explain this situation.788d17fe4619ed9f

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Could it be the person e8ebc1ea09 who was there? The people who saw 809c2bda57 the gold inside the 40cc67e5fb tower?3f1683e15d4660a9

If so, why didn’t they spread the rumor sooner and only now? Why now? Just after she rejected the Emperor’s marriage proposal?c28e26c1747dbf8c

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When she thought about this, 29a9b8003a Irina felt like she knew 3b38d7e008 who spread the rumor. There was no ac9db6ee67 definite proof, but acca641f33 all the circumstances 5f3ad05d04 were telling her.e74d3db2c4b272f4

“We need to find out who spread the witch rumor. Anyway, you’re not a witch, so you have to clear that up.”b3a841953e64c3d1

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“…I think I know who spread the rumor.”325478e4104a539a

“Who?”9a2b44bd6845c978

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Olga, who was about to d788ac9c1e grab the person who spread 39a1991e9d the rumor and shake them, b54daee0aa narrowed her eyes.95d6ad3439c1cae2

On the contrary, d39378af7b Irina became calm. She had a hunch 62551356b8 who spread the rumor. Then, she found e5bc8db1a7 her composure again.600d68846b123d62

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Of course, she didn’t feel better or happier. Rather, after admitting that there was no way, she was half resigned. Once she gave up, there was nothing complicated or confusing.3db38d745ab282cc

“The Emperor.”23d92f638824bf53

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“Yes?”1202b3826677197c

“The Emperor did it.”c5a5215fb6acdc7b

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Irina smiled bitterly.d7a78164458873a9

The Emperor already 9c8362af42 knew how to 906ba04f4c manipulate people with 2a7ac14427 rumors. He had already seen 29fe7465ac and knew how helpless d024ef6b4d people become in the 2b1077f0c5 face of rumors that 5a819cc2fc spread from mouth to fb72640acd mouth.000fd6c4d460d332

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He must have f23b26873f thought that he b7732a7efb had seen the 68ccc91b17 effects of rumors. So he must have ed9e3a8f58 committed a similar act b239257248 this time.f2c9eb6fa3e271fe

When Irina rejected 38d2516492 his marriage proposal 2e25f0a5a0 and declared that 2b864b8cd7 she would take 9bd0797bcc the oath of 71b0cea543 the Goddess Asilin, e0a26e7a26 a way to 1e76f4c0aa tie Irina down 83b1d96b89 would have been 0b74682fb0 needed.93893dfee322f7d1

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Anyone accused of a18cf85f57 being a witch 2f7bd1b5f6 could not enter 7a7491ae4e the sacred temple cbbe0b2ad8 until the accusation 8cd4c23e48 was completely cleared.5fcf2123f22b3ef3

The Emperor used this point c3259442c6 to prevent Irina from entering 7b3dfe1d10 the temple, and thereby prevent 76faf5ea34 her from even taking the 6f2e5c138d oath of the Goddess Asilin.b0324ae8d167ad8c

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If it was really 8bd30bd779 the Emperor who spread ba013b59b9 this rumor, he would 55aad561f9 let the rumor spread aeb3c22094 further until he got 7f72b6cac1 what he wanted, and e9affaca9b he would drive Irina 5ba82fe571 to a dead end.62bc9b6bdb030582

“…Isn’t he crazy?! No, even so, how could he do such a thing…”7f89817785f8e7d6

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Olga stomped her feed22f546 feet as she 0d9471cdd7 became angry. Although she fully understood her c977a8b19f feelings, Irina smiled slightly and 88af274b0e hugged Olga in her arms.f3df6e17f7f5a97c